Latest Southwest Airlines Stories
Airline Launches Rapid Rewards Points Center with a 25 Percent Bonus for Points Purchased Through July 16, 2013 DALLAS, June 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Southwest Airlines is bringing even more benefits to Members of its award-winning Rapid Rewards program! Partnering with Points International Ltd., Southwest announced today Members can now buy, gift, and transfer Rapid Rewards Points to friends and family through the Rapid Rewards Points Center. It's another way the airline is spreading...
Southwest Airlines Adds 85th City to Route Map, Offering Kansas Travelers More Destinations and More Low Fares DALLAS, June 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) has officially landed in Wichita, Kansas! Southwest's first flight arrived at Wichita Mid-Continent Airport on Sunday, June 2, and the airline will offer nonstop service to Dallas, Chicago Midway, and Las Vegas. Southwest has fully converted all flying from its wholly-owned subsidiary, AirTran Airways,...
Alliance Connects Las Vegas' Most Prominent Air Carrier with Largest Selection of World-Class Resorts on Las Vegas Strip DALLAS, June 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) and MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM) today launched a strategic marketing alliance between the companies' loyalty rewards programs, Rapid Rewards and M life. Members of both programs now can accrue Rapid Rewards Points toward free flights for qualifying stays at MGM Resorts' Las Vegas...
GREEN, Ohio, May 31, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Akron-Canton Airport (CAK) is celebrating the grand opening of its new aircraft rescue and firefighting/operations facility today (ARFF). The new building houses airport operations, field maintenance, and firefighting departments. It is also a part of CAK 2018 the airport's 10-year, $110 million capital improvement plan. The $8.9 million building took approximately one year to build. "We are so proud of this new building and our...
NEW YORK, May 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- If only airlines could read their passengers' minds. They can come close with the Passenger Choice Awards! As the FAA contemplates rules related to portable electronic devices, the traveling public can weigh in on every aspect of the trip any time they would like by participating in this airline-focused awards program. In addition to getting recognition for doing what works, airlines have the benefit of seeing exactly what moves passengers one...
AURORA, Colo., May 29, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On the heels of the surprise representation filing for American Airlines mechanics and related craft by the Teamsters yesterday, the National Mediation Board (NMB) thwarted the efforts of American Airlines mechanics to place the Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association (AMFA) on the ballot. Although the AMFA filed the necessary documents electronically with the NMB on Tuesday afternoon and delivered original documents Wednesday,...
DALLAS, May 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) Vice President of Diversity and Inclusion, Ellen Torbert, was honored today with the Rosa Parks Diversity Leadership Award. This award, presented by the Women's Transportation Seminar San Francisco Bay Area (WTS), honors women and organizations that have made a significant contribution in promoting diversity and cultural awareness within their organization, the transportation industry, or in a project/activity that...
DALLAS, May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Southwest Airlines (NYSE:LUV) recently announced the promotion of Randy Sloan to Senior Vice President as the Company's Chief Information Officer. Sloan, 50, joined the carrier in March of 2012 and immediately assumes the new role. "Randy has brought a renewed energy to the People of Technology and has made a positive and lasting difference in advancing Technology's work agenda, and establishing a new operating model for us," said Jeff Lamb,...
Spirit Airlines Lands at Bottom of the List with Poor Satisfaction Scores across the Board YONKERS, N.Y., May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Virgin America soared to the top of the latest Consumer Reports ratings of airlines in its debut appearance on the list, receiving some the highest satisfaction scores CR has seen in years. Consumer Reports' airline ratings are based on a survey of 16,663 subscribers conducted by the Consumer Reports National Research Center. Survey...
CHICAGO, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- InvestorsObserver issues critical PriceWatch Alerts for INTC, ESRX, LUV, NXPI, and TIVO. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120712/CG39046) To see what our analysts have discovered about these stocks read the InvestorsObserver's PriceWatch Alerts at http://www.investorsobserver.com/pr/52020131 (Note: You may have to copy this link into your browser then press the [ENTER] key.) Today's PriceWatch Alerts cover the following stocks:...
